Manager, Payroll Tax & Audit Lead

Position Summary

Headquartered in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (SEA) is a U.S. subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. This role is a Payroll Tax & Audit Manager for the North America Shared Service Center Payroll Team.

• Fulfill day‑to‑day payroll tax and audit management research in support of various payroll service team projects and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Develop and maintain various Excel and Access “databases” to support audit administration and payroll processes.
• Ensure data integrity and compliance with regulatory standards for payroll tax management.
• Effectively manage relationships within defined SLAs while providing on‑going research, resolution, product support and a superior customer experience to workers, HR, accounting, retirement program and benefits administrators, as well as payroll and time‑keeping vendors.
• Evaluate processes and procedural documents for increased efficiencies and opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Support Payroll Team in delivering high‑quality results to payroll customers.
• Support reoccurring and ad hoc reporting, including production of basic to intermediate reporting to various internal and external stakeholders.
• Support continuous, periodic and cumulative audit processes for monthly, quarterly and annual activities.
• Perform real‑time data stream comparative audits and deliver fallout reports to payroll team, subsidiary stakeholders and/or third‑party administrators for expedited resolution.
• Expertly interpret, create and present a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, and diagram or schedule form to technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Other duties as assigned.

• 6+ years of US & CAN payroll tax management experience, preferably in a 3rd‑party payroll or shared service environment.
• Demonstrated strong customer‑relationship skills.
• Experience with top tier payroll, HRIS and accounting systems (Ulti Pro, Workday, SAP or similar).
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve requests using pre‑defined and creative solutions.
• Expertly interpret, create and present a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, and diagram or schedule form.
• Produce measurable results in a collaborative team environment as well as independently to manage time and priorities while achieving defined personal and team goals.
• Payroll audit, control, quality assurance and/or tax management experience.
• Payroll accounting experience including GL posting, accruals and reconciliation of payroll expenses.
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office Products, specifically Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Access.
• Identify and resolve payroll tax exposure areas including registration of accounts, tax audit coordination and tax amendment tracking.
• Develop and maintain payroll audit related databases.
• Support payroll team Service Request Ticket resolution SLA at or above current SSC requirements.
• Ensure key audit and quality control activities are completed according to established schedule and guidelines.
• Support team projects and continuous improvement initiative.

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Basic familiarity with SQL query writing preferred.

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, 401(k), Employee Purchase Program, Tuition Assistance (after 6 months), Paid Time Off, Student Loan Program (after 6 months), Wellness Incentives, and more.
• MBO bonus compensation based on company, division and individual performance.

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